Qatar's Floating Resort

As we’ve mentioned before on AskMen, the Middle East isn’t exactly strapped for cash these days -- especially future World Cup host Qatar.

The Gulf state has recently unveiled an ambitious project to build a lagoon full of luxurious buildings and "Jelly-fish."

OK, they’re not filling it with actual jellyfish, but with a series of 80 floating suites designed by Giancarlo Zema Design Group. The Amphibious 1000 is a series 80 semisubmerged pods, each accommodating up to six people over five floors. Beneath the surface is a submerged panoramic room that gives you eagle-eye views over an artificial reef below.

At a cost of $500 million, the project will be divided between the artificial lagoon created to protect the inhabited Jelly-fish from the elements and a host of offices, floating walkways and semi-submerged hotels. A fleet of electric vehicles has also been added to the project bill to transport guests around the new water-world, alongside hydrogen-powered boats.

To some, the Amphibious 1000 seems like another mega project from another mega-rich oil state. But when you can, why on earth not?